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GUNDAM GLOBAL CHALLENGE: "The aim is to make the 18m GUNDAM move" The 40th anniversary of GUNDAM, one of the most famous anime franchises of all time, is five years away and Japan is getting ready for a big celebration.

Happiness in the real world is largely the result of prioritizing what's really important for you, going after those things, and not being too picky about everything else. Of course, when you're talking about fantasizing, you can have it all, as w...

Anime Mirai was launched in 2010 by the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) with 214. 5 million yen (about US$2. 27 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs to foster the talent of young animators through on...

The Tracking Board reported that director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) will replace Shane Black (Iron Man 3) in directing the Hollywood live-action film adaptation of the Death Note manga. The film follows a high school student who finds a mys...

Following the well-received premiere of the first episode on July 7, avex has posted two 15-second TV CMs for the OP song "Hana wa Odoreya Irohaniho" by Team Hanayamata and ED song "Hanayuki" by smileY inc.

The brainchild of martial arts expert and lifelong Street Fighter devotee Joey Ansah, live-action series Assassin's Fist was finally released on May 23 this year. Of course, you could stay home and watch the episodes on YouTube via Machinama's off...

"My name is Kaoru Oshima. I am a boy. I dress as a girl. I don't want to be a girl. But I want to look like a girl. Some people might call me transgender, transvestite, or a cross-dresser, but none of those labels really fit.

To promote the release of the DVD disc of the 2013 Sailor Moon musical "-La Reconquista-" on July 9, the franchise's official YouTube channel has posted a two-minute trailer to introduce the main cast of the new musical show and the atmosphere of ...

Tsubasa Fukuchi Begins 'Psyche Mata Shite mo' Manga Posted by Chris Beveridge July 9, 2014 at 08:32 PM Psyche Mata Shite Mo Tsubasa Fukuchi had a good sixteen volume run on Law of Ueki that ended back in 2005 and a short sequel series as well as T...

Free-to-play app will become unusable after August 28 Bandai Namco Games has posted a notice on iTunes for its Tales of Phantasia English app noting that it will cease distribution of the app on August 28.

It was a stimulus-rich concert ever. On July 3rd, 2014, Berryz Kobo and ºC-ute (Berikyu) showed the finest joint concert in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of Japan Expo. But, even though they have been idols more than a decade, who could ev...

This week's issue of Famitsu magazine revealed Super Hero Generation, another Bandai Namco crossover game featuring the Mobile Suit Gundam, Kamen Rider and Ultraman franchises. The magazine's website has now shared the first screenshots of the gam...

Confirming the rumored staff and cast listing, a site has launched for this fall's Trigger produced anime adaptation of Kota Nozomi's love comedy/action series Inou-Battle wa Nichijo-kei no Naka de/INOU-Battle in the Usually Daze.

For the first time at the Singapore Toy, Game and Comic Convention (STGCC), Artist Alley – a space dedicated to showcase the works of up-and-coming artists – has been completely snapped up three months prior to the show in September.

'Assassination Classroom' Anime Adaptation Gets Season Placement Posted by Chris Beveridge July 9, 2014 at 10:24 PM The upcoming anime TV series adaptation of the manga series Assassination Classroom from Yusei Matsui has gotten a little more info...

Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream the anime of Eiki Eiki and Taishi Zaou's Love Stage! ! boys-love manga. The series will premiere for premium members on Wednesday at 1:45 p.

Tales of Zestiria will have a character named Martron, revealed in the latest issue of Japan's Shonen Jump magazine, Anime News Network reports. Martron is a female knight, known as the "Blue Valkyria".

Good Smile Company has been giving Kan Colle's Aircraft Carrier Wo-Class a lot of attention lately. Their latest scaled figure is truly something to behold - she's sleek and beautiful, and it illustrates just how good Good Smile can be.

So. Many. Scooters. If you like motorized bikes, then Taipei is the place for you. Well, unless you hate traffic, that is. The following videos show rush hour at Taipei Bridge, which is well-known for its flood of scooters.

We recently reported that Secret Bases are back in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. In the remakes, you'll be customize a secret base to make your very own Pokémon Gym, and more. Over in Japan, The Pokémon Company revealed a little ...

What's nice about this episode is that we get to see another relay. I'm a huge fan of the amount of actual competitive swimming already in Free! Eternal Summer! There are two main focuses of this episode: setting up the Samezuka relay lineup for t...

It's called fan service! Oh, you're talking about the trap… Buckle in, ladies and gentlemen, because Sabagebu! might very well be the most American anime ever made. You've got everything you need: big voluptuous breasts and lots of guns!

Crunchyroll is adding another series to its lineup of JDrama simulcasts with the announcement of GTO 2014. The live-action drama kicks off with its first episode on July 8 at 9:00pm Pacific Time for premium members, and free members will be able t...

Alternative titles: Tokyo Kushu Manga Adaptation by Studio Pierrot Streaming on Funimation Premise Tokyo is plagued by a string of gruesome murders, committed by vicious, cannibalistic creatures known only as Ghouls.

Bandai of America has revealed that they will sell a limited edition Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Ranger Key Set in this year's San Diego Comic Con! The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Ranger Key Set comes with all seven Mighty Morphin Power Rang...

I'm delighted that I can share these delightful stickers with a wider, appreciative audience. MIS0HAPPY has this Store Envy shop loaded with stickers depicting my preferred form of humor: puns. Just look at the pictures because they speak for them...

First Impressions - Ao Haru Ride Well – it was no "Let's Fall in Love"… If Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun was the series that blurs all the demographic lines, Ao Haru Ride is the opposite. This is a show that wears its shoujo proudly, from the moon-ey...